भजो ण्विः

Operational rule vidhi

The affix ण्वि comes after the verb भज् 'to share' when in composition with a word ending in a case-affix whether it be an उपसर्ग or not.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context भजः pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term ण्विः prathamā · ekavacana

Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.

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भजः ण्विः

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Commentary

The affix ण्वि comes after the verb भज् 'to share' when in composition with a word ending in a case-affix whether it be an उपसर्ग or not.
The words 'upasarga' and 'supi' are understood in this sutra. As अर्द्धं भजते = अर्द्धभाज् nom. sing. अर्द्धभाक् 'sharing a half'. So also when in composition with a preposition; as प्रभाक् 'division'.

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.